welcome to the journal

In an effort to be fully transparent, I’ll admit that I’ve not yet shot in RMNP but it would be a dream…until that happens, I want to educate myself and my couples on what goes into camping in the park! Inquire here if you’re ready to capture your elopement in Rocky. Rocky Mountain National Park […]

I’m a big fan of doing things in-camera, meaning any effects like double exposure or motion blur, is done while actively shooting the images, instead of later in post by using Photoshop. But sometimes you can’t do that in real-time. Sometimes it’s more important to capture the moment as it’s happening in a true-to-form way […]

If you’ve never heard of self-solemnizing, you’re probably in the majority. Self-solemnizing is something you can’t do in every state, however, it is recognized in every state as a legal marriage. When you self-solemnize you and your partner are marrying yourselves, you don’t need witnesses (though you can have them), and you don’t need an […]

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding in Colorado! Here are some things you might want to know: Marriage license: To get married in Colorado, you will need to obtain a marriage license from a County Clerk and Recorder’s office in Colorado. Both parties must appear in person to apply for the license and provide identification such […]

the story from sara… “We met on a dating app during the peak of the pandemic (2020) and tbh with you, we both might have been a tad bored and needed some human connection, so we talked for a few months here and there, but decided we wanted to meet in person once things opened […]

two blogs in a row with the same wonderful couple? yes, please.

carly + tayler had planned on a quick, relaxing trip up to the rockies but little did carly know, tayler had other plans…

juliana + connor moved back to the east coast back in the fall, but before they left, they wanted to document their time in the mountains with a couples photo session around summit county…these two were so much fun to work with and we had a blast shooting all morning.

Cora + Nick met at this very spot at a bonfire nine years ago and decided it was the perfect spot for their engagement photos. I couldn’t agree more…